Football Recap: St. Joseph Fighting Irish vs. Manchester Academy Mavericks
St. Joseph won the last time they faced Manchester Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. The St. Joseph Fighting Irish blew past the Manchester Academy Mavericks 34-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won three matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Victor Baker had a dynamite game for St. Joseph, rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Those 53 rushing yards gave Baker a new career-high. Jaleel Moore got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 61.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 218.7.
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Manchester Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
St. Joseph will play host again on Friday to welcome Adams County Christian, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season. As for Manchester Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Aloysius at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manchester Academy is facing St. Aloysius at the right time seeing as St. Aloysius is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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